In the vibrant realm of iOS development, the ability to seamlessly integrate audio and video playback can significantly enhance the user experience. The AVPlayer class, intrinsic to Apple's AVFoundation framework, provides developers with a robust toolset for controlling and managing this multimedia content. Whether you're looking to embed videos, stream music, or even delve into the intricacies of Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Adaptive Bitrate Streaming, AVPlayer stands as the heart of these operations. This article demystifies AVPlayer, offering insights into its functionalities, from basic setup to advanced customizations, ensuring that you can harness its full potential in your iOS…
Flutter Video Streaming with Adaptive and Secure Playback
With the growth and acceptance of Flutter as a cross-platform development tool, complex demands like setting up video streaming solutions are also on the rise. Google has already taken care of the default plugin for video playback but it missed essential features for a smooth experience. To stream video with a Flutter plugin, you'll need to integrate your Flutter project, ensuring secure and DRM-protected video delivery. The key benefit over basic video plugins is not only security but also features like Dynamic Watermarking, Offline Playback, Advanced Analytics, Global CDN, and Multi-Device Compatibility. We will also discuss the Flutter Video Streaming…
Online vs Offline Learning Survey in Education Sector – 2024
According to the Online vs Offline Learning Survey in Education Sector and other studies across the world, Video usage in the education sector is expected to grow significantly in 2022. Following the onset of the pandemic in 2020, video content evolved into an essential tool for work, education, communication, and entertainment worldwide. According to Statista, in the 4th quarter of 2021, educational videos recorded an audience reach of 34 per cent among internet users worldwide. The main drivers of this growth will be the increasing use of video in online learning and the growing demand for video-based learning content. Table…
Video Player Analytics: 15 Parameters to Track in Video Analytics
Video Analytics and Video Player Analytics has been a buzzword for many years now and the hype around it has only been increasing. However many businesses are still unsure of what exact data points to look at, what analyses to make, and what changes to make in your videos/courses/movies based on the data. In this blog, I mention the key 15 metrics that one should get in video analytics and how to use them to enhance viewer experience, prevent misuse, and increase revenues. The context mentioned here is both general for any use case and what can be particularly achieved…
Best Video Frame Rate or FPS for Cinematic Movies, 4K, YouTube & Instagram
Best Video Frame Rate or FPS for Cinematic Movies, 4K, YouTube & Instagram We often admire cinematographers and directors for creating masterpiece movies and videos. But the question is, who made this possible and How the Video Frame Rate come into the picture? Before videos and films, we were only able to see the real motion of the world at a standard speed, but thanks to Eadweard Muybridge, who accidentally invented motion pictures. Muybridge wanted to examine the running pattern of horses and thus, created a system of photo cameras that were triggered to capture the horse's motion sequentially. On…
Top 7 Business Video Hosting Platforms in 2024
These days videos play a very important role in the day-to-day functioning of a business/organization. Videos are used in various aspects of a business like an employee’s internal & external communications, product launches, marketing, online sales, training, and more. All this making business video hosting crucial for any organisation. Video hosting for business is not merely about finding a repository for content; it's about leveraging a platform that can enhance and distribute videos to meet specific business objectives Considering these growing use of videos in business and factors like coronavirus impact and the general increase in video usage adoption. It’s…